Starfall.com Description: Starfall.com has early literacy games that will help ELLs in pre-reading, emergent, and beginning reading levels.
Picture Dictionary Description: This website is a free pictionary dictionary that allows the user to explore words and pictures in English as well as Spanish and other languages including French, German, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese.
EnglishClub.com Description: EnglishClub.com has games for ELLs who are reading at various levels. The user can play vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation games.
International Children's Digital Library Description: The International Children's Library is a great resource for students to explore reading and materials in English and various other languages. Children have free access to books in their native language to continue building fluency in their L1.
PBS Kids Literacy Games Description: PBS Kids Literacy Games are a great literacy skill-building tool for ELL students.
English Games for ESL Students Description: This website has games for different vocabulary sets. ELL students of various levels will find these games fun and helpful.
Alphabet Games Description: This website from primarygames.com has a variety of alphabet skill games.
Spanish-English Cognates Description: This list from Colorín Colorado has Spanish/English cognates and can be very helpful for parents and older ELL students with a strong foundation in Spanish.
ESL Flashcards Description: Students can use this website to print off flashcards of everyday language and vocabulary.
StorylineOnline Description: This website from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation features SAG actors reading children's stories. This is a great opportunity for ESL students to experience read alouds at home in English.
Language Learning Links and
Resources for Students
Starfall.com
Description: Starfall.com has early literacy games that will help ELLs in pre-reading, emergent, and beginning reading levels.
Picture Dictionary
Description: This website is a free pictionary dictionary that allows the user to explore words and pictures in English as well as Spanish and other languages including French, German, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese.
EnglishClub.com
Description: EnglishClub.com has games for ELLs who are reading at various levels. The user can play vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation games.
International Children's Digital Library
Description: The International Children's Library is a great resource for students to explore reading and materials in English and various other languages. Children have free access to books in their native language to continue building fluency in their L1.
PBS Kids Literacy Games
Description: PBS Kids Literacy Games are a great literacy skill-building tool for ELL students.
English Games for ESL Students
Description: This website has games for different vocabulary sets. ELL students of various levels will find these games fun and helpful.
Alphabet Games
Description: This website from primarygames.com has a variety of alphabet skill games.
Spanish-English Cognates
Description: This list from Colorín Colorado has Spanish/English cognates and can be very helpful for parents and older ELL students with a strong foundation in Spanish.
ESL Flashcards
Description: Students can use this website to print off flashcards of everyday language and vocabulary.
StorylineOnline
Description: This website from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation features SAG actors reading children's stories. This is a great opportunity for ESL students to experience read alouds at home in English.
Christina Ontiveros
Pre-K Teacher, Smithville Elementary
contiveros@k12tn.net